7 replies to this topic

[chrisandsarah]

Baught a new choke cable to replace my rusty shagged one.

How would go about cutting it without causing a jaggy edge that will wreck the cable? I only have a couple of pairs pliars :S And some scissors...

[dklawson]

I don't see how you can do this without buying some other tools. Ideally you would pull the cable out of its sheath and then use an abrasive cutoff wheel to cut the sheath to length. You could use the cutoff wheel (if it is small enough) to dress the ends of the sheath so no burrs are left behind. To cut the wire/cable core to length, ideally you would solder the area where you want to cut, then use the same abrasive cutoff wheel to cut the cable and remove the burrs. Sometimes you can get by without the solder by tightly wrapping with tape the area where you make the abrasive wheel cut. As a minimum, consider buying a small multi-purpose grinder (Dremel) and some cutoff wheels.

[chrisandsarah]

hmm this is what I am afraid of

[Ethel]

Can't you borrow one, or mark the cable to length and get someone to cut it? It won't matter if it's a bit long.

[chrisandsarah]

Im at uni in Scotland, home is in Bournemouth, dont know anyone with a disk saw kicking around :S

[Ethel]

Does your uni have an engineering dept, are there any pushbike shops in the area?

You also ought to be able to do the outer with a junior hacksaw, and it wouldn't matter so much if you chewed the inner if it was already fixed to the carb - leave it long enough to tidy later.

[mini93]

depends how sharp the cutting section of the pliers is (assuming it has one)
withdraw the inner cable, cut the outter to length... cut it with the cutting section of the pliers, but to do so cleanly, place the jaws around the cable and then quickly, with a hammer above the jaws, hammer them closed. your likely to get a better cut with less crushing of the sheath.
same again with the inner, the quick cut from the hammer should stop it fraying so much.
I usualy use this way with a chissle and hammer but apparently a chissle isnt available. iv done it before and its worked tho.

[chrisandsarah]

I will give a local motorcycle shop + bike shop a call and see if they can help. If not I will get out the hammer + pliars.

Thank you all for the help.

Last thing I need to ask *sigh* is what carb I have? I think its a HIFF - but am not sure. As I need to replace the choke cable clip that holds the cable stationary on the carb housing. Here are somepics of my carb + im pointing at the bit as I have no idea what it's called. The cable tie was a quick bodge for my MOT just passed.


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Edited by chrisandsarah, 22 October 2011 - 03:17 PM.